I actually had a good experience when i was there Sat. I am just getting back on the bike after a couple year lay off and i am a little concerned about my pace. He said dont worry about it, they have riders at all levels. He also gave me $100 bucks off my fork and threw in headset spacers. i dont rember his name, just that he was very tall. I was a little concerned initially because a shop like theirs can sometimes come off bad if you are not a "local". They were very cool though.

"Go that way really, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn."
Charles De Mar

I actually had a good experience when i was there Sat. I am just getting back on the bike after a couple year lay off and i am a little concerned about my pace. He said dont worry about it, they have riders at all levels. He also gave me $100 bucks off my fork and threw in headset spacers. i dont rember his name, just that he was very tall. I was a little concerned initially because a shop like theirs can sometimes come off bad if you are not a "local". They were very cool though.

I think the tall guy you met was Kevin.

"With that said, until you have done a STR group ride- YOU HAVE NOT LIVED!"
- dino brown

I was treated right by The Bike Co.

Originally Posted by xtmerf

I actually had a good experience when i was there Sat. I am just getting back on the bike after a couple year lay off and i am a little concerned about my pace. He said dont worry about it, they have riders at all levels. He also gave me $100 bucks off my fork and threw in headset spacers. i dont rember his name, just that he was very tall. I was a little concerned initially because a shop like theirs can sometimes come off bad if you are not a "local". They were very cool though.

They seem to be more freeride orientated there than me but they were very helpful with my XC needs and gave me a sweet deal on a superlite and some other drive train bits last year.

Don't be put off by the fact that pro racers frequent the shop. I did some of my first rides with the Bike Co back when I was a newbie back in 1999. All riders are welcome, although sometimes the rides can be fast paced, but they always wait for people.

My ride was not good. I thought i was in decent shape but was dropped in the first 30 mintues. By the time i got to the singletrack i had lost sight of them.On top of this i broke my chain in 2 spots. Ended up coasting back down the way i came from since it was getting dark and i didnt want to get lost. No my nightly rides consisting of 30 minutes of granny gear climbing every night!

"Go that way really, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn."
Charles De Mar

My ride was not good. I thought i was in decent shape but was dropped in the first 30 mintues. By the time i got to the singletrack i had lost sight of them.On top of this i broke my chain in 2 spots. Ended up coasting back down the way i came from since it was getting dark and i didnt want to get lost. No my nightly rides consisting of 30 minutes of granny gear climbing every night!

Sorry to hear that. I've never ridden with the guys at The Bike Co., but assumming you told them you're not familiar with the area, someone should have stayed behind with you. That's not cool. I'm also assumming this is an open invitation ride from the shop. We always make sure to regroup or have someone behind to stay with the slowest person for situations like this....mechanical failure or lost rider not familiar with the trail.

To be honest i am not sure no one did hang around. I didnt want to just leave when i got to the bottom so i drove around the area to se if i could see where the trail dumped out at.They shop van was still there but they might have been at Cooks corner. I just hope i didnt cause any drama. in any case it really motivated me to get back to work.

"Go that way really, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn."
Charles De Mar